NHL Flights

Fuel and CO2 by team

Cumulative estimates for every flight matched to a team since the start of the 2026-27 season, preseason included (Tue, Sep 1). Flights the site never tracked are not counted, so these are floors, not totals. How the estimates work.

Whole season Regular season only

League so far: 92 flights, 102 h 35 min in the air, 36,290 nm, about 401,025 L (105,949 gal) of jet fuel and 1014 t of CO2.

#TeamFlightsTime in airDistanceJet fuelCO2Per flightShare
1Chicago Blackhawks711 h 31 min4,560 nm40,365 L (10,666 gal)102 t15 t
2Vancouver Canucks510 h 40 min2,073 nm36,459 L (9,633 gal)92 t18 t
3Florida Panthers55 h 58 min2,349 nm29,607 L (7,822 gal)75 t15 t
4Edmonton Oilers68 h 9 min3,140 nm29,220 L (7,719 gal)74 t12 t
5Dallas Stars45 h 55 min2,387 nm20,991 L (5,545 gal)53 t13 t
6Colorado Avalanche45 h 23 min2,158 nm19,324 L (5,105 gal)49 t12 t
7Seattle Kraken64 h 50 min1,751 nm18,856 L (4,981 gal)48 t7.9 t
8Winnipeg Jets3(1 likely)5 h 10 min2,047 nm18,021 L (4,761 gal)46 t15 t
9Anaheim Ducks4(1 likely)3 h 5 min1,090 nm16,504 L (4,360 gal)42 t10 t
10Minnesota Wild23 h 14 min1,316 nm15,442 L (4,079 gal)39 t20 t
11Pittsburgh Penguins63 h 40 min1,159 nm15,208 L (4,018 gal)38 t6.4 t
12Calgary Flames44 h 1 min1,435 nm15,053 L (3,977 gal)38 t9.5 t
13Carolina Hurricanes33 h 41 min1,370 nm13,385 L (3,537 gal)34 t11 t
14Ottawa Senators5(1 likely)3 h 4 min938 nm12,709 L (3,358 gal)32 t6.4 t
15Vegas Golden Knights43 h 23 min1,200 nm12,550 L (3,315 gal)32 t7.9 t
16New York Rangers22 h 28 min965 nm12,184 L (3,219 gal)31 t15 t
17Toronto Maple Leafs43 h 5 min1,066 nm12,135 L (3,207 gal)31 t7.7 t
18Buffalo Sabres42 h 46 min925 nm11,146 L (2,945 gal)28 t7.0 t
19Detroit Red Wings42 h 31 min718 nm10,779 L (2,847 gal)27 t6.8 t
20New York Islanders2(1 likely)2 h 9 min805 nm7,969 L (2,105 gal)20 t10 t
21Montréal Canadiens21 h 51 min571 nm7,031 L (1,857 gal)18 t8.9 t
22Washington Capitals11 h 23 min555 nm6,729 L (1,778 gal)17 t17 t
23San Jose Sharks21 h 46 min641 nm6,500 L (1,718 gal)16 t8.2 t
24Nashville Predators11 h 28 min586 nm5,208 L (1,376 gal)13 t13 t
25Tampa Bay Lightning144 min249 nm3,967 L (1,048 gal)10 t10 t
26Utah Mammoth140 min236 nm3,683 L (973 gal)9.3 t9.3 t
Boston Bruins0
Columbus Blue Jackets0
Los Angeles Kings0
New Jersey Devils0
Philadelphia Flyers0
St. Louis Blues0

Burn rates are block averages for each aircraft type, applied to the time in the air plus a taxi allowance. Team charters fly lighter than airline cabins, so the real figures are usually a little lower. One tonne of CO2 is roughly what a car emits in 4,000 km of driving.